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now, this town that -- it's a city really. very important place. it's in the southern part of the country, but what makes it important is that it is their only urban base that's left. they control huge parts of the country. it's the only urban base. it's also a port, and that's why it's important. they get their weapons in from the port, and they get taxes. it's basically because it's a port,t'sheir funding. they're trying to cling on to this place, and that's why the african union wants them out. >>ho is arge on the ground? ? >> the kenyans are running this operation. it's an african union force ostensibly under the awes piss of the -- they're pretty good, actually. the kenyans are fighting. they claim that they've taken most of the city, but others disagree. it's a very confusing sort of shifting situation. >> it's strange because this fighting is happening. people are learning about this through twitter, i understand. how does that -- >> it's an interesting angle, isn't it. a sign of the times. >> there's an al shabaab twitter account. they said
now, this town that -- it's a city really. very important place. it's in the southern part of the country, but what makes it important is that it is their only urban base that's left. they control huge parts of the country. it's the only urban base. it's also a port, and that's why it's important. they get their weapons in from the port, and they get taxes. it's basically because it's a port,t'sheir funding. they're trying to cling on to this place, and that's why the african union wants them...
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a city that doesn't have a lot of public transit. so we don't hear that there are a lot of backups, so it appears to go going smoothly. >> i have bee on it so many times during grid lock. it was not fun. i remember last year so many people were nervous that they stayed destiinside. but tomorrow may be a little work, as you said, right? >> well, the first carmageddon was not that bad. everybody stayed inside. e freeways were not that awful. this time around, what the officialins are worried about, everybody has their guard down -- driving around the surface street their certainly appears to be more people in their cars getting around today. but not to the extent where it is causing any major grid lock elsewhere. >> it is certainly a sight to see. that never happens that you see the 405 with no cars or traffic on it. >> want to tell you about a dramatic rescue after a fisherman is thrown into the water. caught on camera. you see it next. also, this. >> okay, the winning ticket numbers. >>> this is a real-life cinderella story, the vict
a city that doesn't have a lot of public transit. so we don't hear that there are a lot of backups, so it appears to go going smoothly. >> i have bee on it so many times during grid lock. it was not fun. i remember last year so many people were nervous that they stayed destiinside. but tomorrow may be a little work, as you said, right? >> well, the first carmageddon was not that bad. everybody stayed inside. e freeways were not that awful. this time around, what the officialins are...
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. >>> and look what appeared before the judge in new york city. abu masri, born in egypt, finally extradited to the united states from britain. he got a long list of terrorist charges dating back to the '90s. now, masri is a professed admirer of osama bin laden. formal arraignment, on tuesday. >>> and president obama getting a boost on one hand, doing damage control on the other. he is riding high on the unemployment numbers, but also trying to recover from his poorly reviewed showing from his first presidential debate, from mitt romney. meanwhile, romney's team claiming a big boost from the debate, saying they raised more than 48 million in the past four hours. >>> the family of a fallen border patrol agent attended an emotional vigil last night in arizona. the fbi says that friendly fire likely killed agent nicholas ivie. another agent was wounded in the incident. the fbi says it is investigating what is going on. but it appears that only the two agents were involved in that gunfire. >>> and an extraordinary trial in vatican city ending with a g
. >>> and look what appeared before the judge in new york city. abu masri, born in egypt, finally extradited to the united states from britain. he got a long list of terrorist charges dating back to the '90s. now, masri is a professed admirer of osama bin laden. formal arraignment, on tuesday. >>> and president obama getting a boost on one hand, doing damage control on the other. he is riding high on the unemployment numbers, but also trying to recover from his poorly reviewed...
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and each franchise scans the upc code and updates the site real time, so you can see city by city who is ahead. >> how is it that they're so, so accurate. how does that happen? >> it is a mystery to me. they make sure that they say that it is just for fun, it is not scientific, but really, it has better closer results within a percentage point than any of these scientific polls that they're paying a gazillion dollars to pay the polls. >> we have been talking about these people who are undecided, you know, down to the wire here, people have to make up their minds here. is there a cup you can actually choose, the undecided cup? >> you can get the regular 7/eleven cup. it can be for people in the comments, they were saying, i don't want anybody to know, my vote my business. so they get a regular 7/eleven cup. >> tell us about coffee drinkers when it comes to the candidates here. what is the coffee of choice? >> well, you know, it is interesting, actually president obama perhaps should have gone decaffeinated the other night. we spoke with a neuropsychologist, our go-to scientist, about w
and each franchise scans the upc code and updates the site real time, so you can see city by city who is ahead. >> how is it that they're so, so accurate. how does that happen? >> it is a mystery to me. they make sure that they say that it is just for fun, it is not scientific, but really, it has better closer results within a percentage point than any of these scientific polls that they're paying a gazillion dollars to pay the polls. >> we have been talking about these people...
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also the center of opposition activity in the city. now, forces are going door to door essentially telling people to evacuate before the demolition begins. thousands more syrians are now displaced. >>> tense fighting also being reported in syria's main cities, aleppo and damascus. let's go to neighboring lebanon. mohammed, first of all, you look at these pictures. i mean, we see the demolition is taking place. displacement. it really does remind you of what happened 30 years ago when you had syrian president bashar al assad's father brutally suppressing a revolt in that very same city. >> reporter: well, that's right, suzanne. that's what we've heard from residents in hama that are being affected by this. the massacre that happened here 30 years ago is still very much fresh in the minds of residents in hama, and they are concerned that what's happening now might be a precursor it a repeat of that. now, in 1982 you had syrian security forces at the orders of al assad, his father, putting done a revolt there. there were never any officia
also the center of opposition activity in the city. now, forces are going door to door essentially telling people to evacuate before the demolition begins. thousands more syrians are now displaced. >>> tense fighting also being reported in syria's main cities, aleppo and damascus. let's go to neighboring lebanon. mohammed, first of all, you look at these pictures. i mean, we see the demolition is taking place. displacement. it really does remind you of what happened 30 years ago when...
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little city in the world. the democrats here, the ground war is on. bus loads of party faithful, some from other states, already knocking on doors appealing directly to latinos. republicans too seeking favor with latino voters. craig romney. the candidates' spanish speaking son on one of the many trips by the candidate, his family and surrogates all descending on nevada. obama, first lady and their surrogates doing the same, a massive effort on bothides for nevada's 6 electoral votes. >> that's why you saw my dad here friday, my mom here yesterday, we have got, you know, this is -- this state is very important to us as are many other states across the country. but this election is going to come down to just a handful of votes probably in the entire country. >> are you registered to vote? >> reporter: registering latinos, a priority where the margin of victory could be razor thin. you've been out here how long today? >> today, like five hours. >> reporter: five hours. how many people have you gotten to register
little city in the world. the democrats here, the ground war is on. bus loads of party faithful, some from other states, already knocking on doors appealing directly to latinos. republicans too seeking favor with latino voters. craig romney. the candidates' spanish speaking son on one of the many trips by the candidate, his family and surrogates all descending on nevada. obama, first lady and their surrogates doing the same, a massive effort on bothides for nevada's 6 electoral votes. >>...
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city crews are harvesting the plants and will destroy them. police found the fields during a helicopter flight. no suspects yet. >>> if you stayed up last night to watch the debate ory now, even if you didn't, you know that many people are saying that mitt romney came out the clear, if unexpected, winner. there were times when the fighting was fierce but overall president obama gave a performance that seemed a little rusty. okay. we don't have that bite. hopefully, you watched the debate and know what i'm talking about. former governor and national co-chair of the obama campaign, ted strickland. good morning, governor strickland. >> good morning. >> thanks for being with us. i know you must be tired. senator rob portman got a huge round of applause when he returned to the hotel last night. john kerry was president obama's sparring partner. do you think he got the same welcome? >> i don't know. i think what we saw last night was mitt romney do very well in terms of form and style, but i think president obama was the clear winner when it comes t
city crews are harvesting the plants and will destroy them. police found the fields during a helicopter flight. no suspects yet. >>> if you stayed up last night to watch the debate ory now, even if you didn't, you know that many people are saying that mitt romney came out the clear, if unexpected, winner. there were times when the fighting was fierce but overall president obama gave a performance that seemed a little rusty. okay. we don't have that bite. hopefully, you watched the...
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. >> reporter: john king, cnn, iowa city, iowa. >>> and lots more ahead as "cnn newsroom" continues with fredricka whitfield. >> i can't believe it's under 40 days under election day. it went by like this, after all. >> i'm sure a lot of people are happy a about this. >> it's true, too. we'll elaborate on that later, too. good to see you, appreciate it. >>> for now, we'll begin with new information on an investigation into a decade's old mystery, the disappearance of former teamster's boss jimmy hoffa. crews digging under a michigan shed for his possible remains say they did not find any bones, but investigation is not ending there. soil samples will now go under the microscope. cnn's national correspondent susan candiotti has more. >> reporter: could these carefully wrapped tubes of soil carried out among a sea of cameras possibly hold the remains of jimmy hoffa? >> this is kind of like an open wound that won't go away. >> reporter: a wound that just might be partially closed monday when lab results put to rest whether these are human remains, yet alone hoffa's? >> stranger things have
. >> reporter: john king, cnn, iowa city, iowa. >>> and lots more ahead as "cnn newsroom" continues with fredricka whitfield. >> i can't believe it's under 40 days under election day. it went by like this, after all. >> i'm sure a lot of people are happy a about this. >> it's true, too. we'll elaborate on that later, too. good to see you, appreciate it. >>> for now, we'll begin with new information on an investigation into a decade's old...
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a fourth car bomb detonated near the city's chamber of commerce. i'll bring in nick robertson who is just back from syria. it's just great to see you here in person. out of harm's way. congratulations on your emmy award as well. >> we met some of them in a beauty salon trying to live their lives normally, but they don't necessarily support assad. >> do they believe this is going to end, and it's going to end well, or do they believe that this killing will just continue for a long period of time? >> i think people right now believe that it's going to go on, that it's going to continue, that there's no immediate end in sight. they just kind of get on -- they're sort of in the middle class who are less well off and less affected by the battles themselves. they're just trying to get on with their lives, but i think they all know that this ultimately is going to come to just a worsening situation where there's more loss of life. i think what we've seen, for example, in alleppo today with those car bombs that makes it look like the battle is turning into
a fourth car bomb detonated near the city's chamber of commerce. i'll bring in nick robertson who is just back from syria. it's just great to see you here in person. out of harm's way. congratulations on your emmy award as well. >> we met some of them in a beauty salon trying to live their lives normally, but they don't necessarily support assad. >> do they believe this is going to end, and it's going to end well, or do they believe that this killing will just continue for a long...
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was a rising extremist threat in the city against western interests. you had a number of attacks against western targets including one against the consulate in june. that's when a bomb detonated outside the gate. a few days later the convoy of the british ambassador came under attack in benghazi. what was the british reaction to that? they closed down their consulate in benghazi. the united states kept its consulate because u.s. officials say they have to maintain a presence and they had important work to do there. u.s. officials also said that, you know, security at the consulate was less than the standard security they would have at other u.s. consulates around the world, but they said that this was because this was a temporary facility. u.s. officials claim that after that attack in june on the consulate, they did enhance security. they say they were aware of the general threat in the area. but that there was no specific threats against the consulate. although, as i mentioned, that consulate was targeted just three months before this deadly attack.
was a rising extremist threat in the city against western interests. you had a number of attacks against western targets including one against the consulate in june. that's when a bomb detonated outside the gate. a few days later the convoy of the british ambassador came under attack in benghazi. what was the british reaction to that? they closed down their consulate in benghazi. the united states kept its consulate because u.s. officials say they have to maintain a presence and they had...
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throw in jerusalem and who should claim that city as their capital, you have centuries long tension. joining us is an international human rights lawyer and founder of "islamic pasi phils" in the post osama era. wow, working on anything else? takes guts to accuse a jewish guy of ethnic cleansing. >> i think what most vuers need to understand, general assembly speeches traditionally speaking when world leaders get their 15 seconds in the limelight to basically give out bombastic bleuser. whether it's benjamin netanyahu, mahmoud ahmadinejad, hugo chavez, u.n. speeches generally are not known for their nuance and objectivity. >> really, they're speaking to the home crowd, not necessarily to world leaders. question most often hear about what will happen to israel if iran acquires nuclear weapons. palestinians are in this, too, if iran bombs israel, won't palestini palestinians be involved in this, too? >> we're mostly in chess hair. benjamin netanyahu's speech focused on iran and didn't address some comprehensive lasting peaceful resolution to decades long plin c s long pale conflict. wha
throw in jerusalem and who should claim that city as their capital, you have centuries long tension. joining us is an international human rights lawyer and founder of "islamic pasi phils" in the post osama era. wow, working on anything else? takes guts to accuse a jewish guy of ethnic cleansing. >> i think what most vuers need to understand, general assembly speeches traditionally speaking when world leaders get their 15 seconds in the limelight to basically give out bombastic...
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with me now from the beautiful city, the mile high city there in denver, with a couple of things to watch for tonight, cnn political reporter peter hamby and our political editor paul steinhauser. gentlemen, hello. i want to begin with you, because, you know, we'll take these in no particular order, but women and hispanics, what are you talking about there? >> yeah, look, this is the debate about domestic issues. if president obama does not bring up immigration and women's health issues tonight, i would be shocked. if you go to any poll, obama has huge advantages over romney among women and among hispanic voters. these are things that are keeping him afloat in the poll numbers because he's in trouble with independents, in trouble when people are asked is the country on the right track or the wrong track. romney's conservative positions on immigration and on things like abortion and contraception have really hurt him. our cnn poll that came out yesterday had obama beating romney by a wide, wide margin. romney only hitting 26% among hispanic voters in that poll which is devastating for his
with me now from the beautiful city, the mile high city there in denver, with a couple of things to watch for tonight, cnn political reporter peter hamby and our political editor paul steinhauser. gentlemen, hello. i want to begin with you, because, you know, we'll take these in no particular order, but women and hispanics, what are you talking about there? >> yeah, look, this is the debate about domestic issues. if president obama does not bring up immigration and women's health issues...
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why the city is the country's commercial hub. today we hear there's a fire sparked there. we don't know how much may have burned, if it's under control, but it's very disturbing. all of the sides we have spoken to since the conflict began in aleppo were concerned with what would happen to the cultural sites in aleppo. and now more concerns today because of the fire. >> the secretary of state hillary clinton mentioned that there's this u.n. soalled friends of syria, and they pledged more than $50 million for the opposition, whether it be in weapons or whether it be to help refugees, et cetera. has that message gotten to the opposition. if so, what is their reaction and when do they expect that assistance? >> well, fredrickfredricka, the has gotten to the opposition, but the opposition is grateful for this assistance, and they have been. the u.s. and other countries have given, you know, have given money and aid in the past, but the opposition, and especially the rebels have said from day one what they need more than anything is th
why the city is the country's commercial hub. today we hear there's a fire sparked there. we don't know how much may have burned, if it's under control, but it's very disturbing. all of the sides we have spoken to since the conflict began in aleppo were concerned with what would happen to the cultural sites in aleppo. and now more concerns today because of the fire. >> the secretary of state hillary clinton mentioned that there's this u.n. soalled friends of syria, and they pledged more...
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boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> critics call it the cure, quote/unquote, that only makes you worse. reparative therapy is the official name for treatment that aims to turn someone who is gay straight. now it has been banned in california. this is the first state in the nation that has done this for kids and for teenagers. governor jerry brown signed this ban in into law over this past weekend and tweet
boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card. [ crowd cheering, mouse clicks ] anyone have occasional constipation,...
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we'll show you the cities that are paying the most. and find out what's behind that skyrocketing water bill so many are facing. hey, i love your cereal there -- it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way, right? lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the ai >>> your water bill may be soaking up more and more of your hard earned money. pouring yourself a glass of water from your home faucet could be pricey. water rates were tracked for 12 years. in atlanta, rates jumped 233%. let's bring in the study's author, kevin mccoy. what is the deal? why is this happening? hi, fredricka.anksor having me. there is a lot of reasons for it. one is that there is infrastructure cos for water, utilities and water -- municipal
we'll show you the cities that are paying the most. and find out what's behind that skyrocketing water bill so many are facing. hey, i love your cereal there -- it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way, right? lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working...
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>> you know, you go there expecting the war to be happening in the center of the city and it isn't. there is a bubble not affected. you can be standing in the center of the city and see the smoke, hear the shelling, feel the shelling in some cases, heavy shelling. you can go to those neighborhoods but can't get in, there are so many checkpoints around there. it is a huge contrast, but the takeaway is that this government is still strong in and around the capital. >> we have been reporting in the last 18 or so months what is the number, 28,000 syrians have been killed during this civil war, since last march. we have shown the pictures from aleppo and places like that. then you talk to the women, getting manicures, in the capital city of damascus, who aren't necessarily pro assad, who aren't necessarily pro rebel, stuck in the middle. here is that they told you. >> on many days the death toll around the capital far higher than for other cities. but where they can, people are trying to hold on to their old lives. for this woman, that's a few minutes at the beauty salon. it may look lik
>> you know, you go there expecting the war to be happening in the center of the city and it isn't. there is a bubble not affected. you can be standing in the center of the city and see the smoke, hear the shelling, feel the shelling in some cases, heavy shelling. you can go to those neighborhoods but can't get in, there are so many checkpoints around there. it is a huge contrast, but the takeaway is that this government is still strong in and around the capital. >> we have been...